Finally an upset

[eebmg]

Troy just got hosed. on an offensive foul call. Could have taken an 80-79 lead with the +1


and hosed again.

 

[Plebe]

Massive call goes A&M's way. Could've been an and-1 for Troy to take the lead (a call that surely would've gone Bungee's way), instead called a charge.

 

[Vowelguy]

Troy just got hosed. on an offensive foul call. Could have taken an 80-79 lead with the +1


and hosed again.

Jay Bilas has been ranting for years about these charge calls. 30 years ago, 10% of them were charges. Now it's 90%.
Awful awful awful.

 

[Vowelguy]

OMG

These refs need to never work another tourney game

 

[Vowelguy]

Not a tough call, questionable call, or judgment call.
CLEARLY an over-and-back that the refs missed.

 

[Plebe]

OMG

These refs need to never work another tourney game

Inexplicable missed over-and-back call.

 

[CTGirl15]

The refs in the TAMU/Troy game had three terrible calls against Troy in the final minutes. They should be banned from the rest of this tournament.

 

[Urshurak]

Texas A&M escapes........

that’s two games today where the referee’s were beyond abysmal. Absolutely awful.

 

[Gurleyman]

I don’t want the missed over and back to overshadow how bad that charge call was 30 seconds prior.

 

[jaydee602]

Not a tough call, questionable call, or judgment call.
CLEARLY an over-and-back that the refs missed.

I think the rule is that it isn't over & back because Texas A&M never had possession. She dribbled the ball into the backcourt without ever catching it. But I am not sure about this. The officiating was pathetic at the end of this game.

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

Saw an interview of Gary Blair on line (ESPN??) earlier today... essentially the conversation dealt with whether A&M should have been a 1 Seed instead of a 2 seed... then in their first round game they squeak out a win over the #15 seed in their region.

UGGHHH... in theory the game should not have been close.

 

[willtalk]

Officiating has long been over due for a massive change in the way officials are developed. There are specific skills that officials must possess that can be developed to a degree but basically they are either there or they are not. That would be the excellent analytical vision and processing speed. You have to be able to see it and then process what you see quickly. You can have all the game experience you want but your abilitty will ultimately be llimited by your inate abilities. This ability should be there at the entry level. It would eliminate the type of incompetence we constantly see.

Officiating in games began by taking fans out of the stands to call games. It gradually evolved but not at eliminating certain people at the entry level.. With the technology available to day, test could be developed that would screen out those that did not have the talent to become an excellent official. Officiating should be given the same level of selections as players go though. An incompetent official can impact the game more than a single bad player. .

 

[darkstar1]

Saw an interview of Gary Blair on line (ESPN??) earlier today... essentially the conversation dealt with whether A&M should have been a 1 Seed instead of a 2 seed... then in their first round game they squeak out a win over the #15 seed in their region.

UGGHHH... in theory the game should not have been close.

Three ridiculously bad calls in a row to save Texas A&M from ncaa tournament ignominy Did anyone watching BUT the refs believe that wasn’t over and back or an obvious charge? I’m guessing ref bet the money line on A &M.

 

[chrissaran]

Chelsea Dungee knows how to sell a con. She gets more fouls called for her, that she doesn't deserve, than any other player. Refs have been horrible today.

 

[ME Husky Fan]

Bigger news is that Alaska is now a D-I team and they made the NCAA Tournament

Gotta know your State Codes if you're going to play ball here.

 

[ME Husky Fan]

Massive call goes A&M's way. Could've been an and-1 for Troy to take the lead (a call that surely would've gone Bungee's way), instead called a charge.

Terrible, terrible call which could have easily swung this game the other way. Not the way you want to go out.

 

[fomalhaut]

Chelsea Dungee knows how to sell a con. She gets more fouls called for her, that she doesn't deserve, than any other player. Refs have been horrible today.

I don't watch the WNBA that much. Is she going to get away with that garbage as a pro?

 

[Urshurak]

I don't watch the WNBA that much. Is she going to get away with that garbage as a pro?

Nope!

 

[UcMiami]

Wow - just went back and watched all three calls.
1. That was absolutely a blocking foul and an +1 on the made basket. The defender was sliding sideways and never had any kind of position and you could not claim the offensive player used arms or shoulder to 'charge' into the defender. Just terrible!

2. The foul on the TA&M player, meh. Seen those plays left uncalled and it is hard to see anything more than the driver tripping over players with their feet set. But, I don't see it as bad - it gets called maybe 50% as a foul and 50% as a walk.

3. You as the in-bounding team are deemed to have possession. If you touch the ball in the front court whether your floor player has full possession before it goes into the back court, that is an over and back. If the ball is thrown into the back court before you touch it, then it is just normal possession. So yeah - that was an over and back because no defender touched the ball. That is why when there is an in bound play under your basket, and it is thrown over your head, your taught not to try and control it until it is in the back court. Not sure if that play is reviewable.

TA&M is extremely lucky and the women of Troy was robbed!

Problem with the women's refs is MONEY. The NBA pays to develop men's refs and college is a great training ground. The NFL pays to develop refs and college is a great training ground. The women get the left overs and there is no money engine that is backing their development.

 

[Gurleyman]

Wow - just went back and watched all three calls.
1. That was absolutely a blocking foul and an +1 on the made basket. The defender was sliding sideways and never had any kind of position and you could not claim the offensive player used arms or shoulder to 'charge' into the defender. Just terrible!

2. The foul on the TA&M player, meh. Seen those plays left uncalled and it is hard to see anything more than the driver tripping over players with their feet set. But, I don't see it as bad - it gets called maybe 50% as a foul and 50% as a walk.

3. You as the in-bounding team are deemed to have possession. If you touch the ball in the front court whether your floor player has full possession before it goes into the back court, that is an over and back. If the ball is thrown into the back court before you touch it, then it is just normal possession. So yeah - that was an over and back because no defender touched the ball. That is why when there is an in bound play under your basket, and it is thrown over your head, your taught not to try and control it until it is in the back court. Not sure if that play is reviewable.

TA&M is extremely lucky and the women of Troy was robbed!

Problem with the women's refs is MONEY. The NBA pays to develop men's refs and college is a great training ground. The NFL pays to develop refs and college is a great training ground. The women get the left overs and there is no money engine that is backing their development.

the problem with the second one was they likely called it on the wrong player. I only saw one replay so maybe the help defender was at fault, but it looked like the primary defender tripped her if anyone. The help defender was Troy’s best player who had 26 and that call fouled her out.

 

[jaydee602]

Wow - just went back and watched all three calls.
1. That was absolutely a blocking foul and an +1 on the made basket. The defender was sliding sideways and never had any kind of position and you could not claim the offensive player used arms or shoulder to 'charge' into the defender. Just terrible!

2. The foul on the TA&M player, meh. Seen those plays left uncalled and it is hard to see anything more than the driver tripping over players with their feet set. But, I don't see it as bad - it gets called maybe 50% as a foul and 50% as a walk.

3. You as the in-bounding team are deemed to have possession. If you touch the ball in the front court whether your floor player has full possession before it goes into the back court, that is an over and back. If the ball is thrown into the back court before you touch it, then it is just normal possession. So yeah - that was an over and back because no defender touched the ball. That is why when there is an in bound play under your basket, and it is thrown over your head, your taught not to try and control it until it is in the back court. Not sure if that play is reviewable.

TA&M is extremely lucky and the women of Troy was robbed!

Problem with the women's refs is MONEY. The NBA pays to develop men's refs and college is a great training ground. The NFL pays to develop refs and college is a great training ground. The women get the left overs and there is no money engine that is backing their development.

Penny Davis, the head of Women's officiating claimed that the ref felt that the ball was not possessed until it reached backcourt. The replay shows otherwise, but Davis chalked it up as too close to call. I personally feel that the ref was clueless that a backcourt violation was an option.

 

[UcMiami]

Penny Davis, the head of Women's officiating claimed that the ref felt that the ball was not possessed until it reached backcourt. The replay shows otherwise, but Davis chalked it up as too close to call. I personally feel that the ref was clueless that a backcourt violation was an option.

Carefully shifting focus to that call, and not the true game changer from a minute earlier.

 

[jaydee602]

Carefully shifting focus to that call, and not the true game changer from a minute earlier.

After a replay of the backcourt play was posted, Twitter lit up with hundreds of complaints about that call. LOL...most of the critics probably didn't see the game and that horrendous charge call. Davis slyly avoided addressing anything except the backcourt play.

 

[mattlow710]

please change the rule
let every team have a change/game to challenge the replay video over the ref
just like Vollyball game